Call for application 36° cycle


Specifications of Scholarships and available positions

Overall Specifications approved for the course by the Academic Senate

Scolarships Consortia External scholarships Positions
7 0 0 9

Admission Procedure

Oral interview The oral exam will include:

1) a 5-minute presentation of candidate him/herself (experiences, scientific interests and expectations, in Italian or English).

2) a Power Point presentation (15 min, in Italian or English) of an experimental article chosen from a list of articles selected by the Examining Commission and relevant to the thematic areas of the Doctoral Course. The choice of the article is not to be considered binding for the assignment of the project, should the candidate be classified in the list of admitted candidates. The Commission will publish the articles selected in a Google DRIVE folder 15 days before the oral exam, to allow candidates to choose the article to present.

3) The discussion on what was presented in point 2. The examiners will evaluate the candidate's ability to understand the conceptual and methodological logic of the work, the importance and originality of the results obtained, the adequacy of the approaches used and the questions that may have remained open.

4) A discussion to evaluate the overall profile of the candidate (previous experience, knowledge of the general themes of cell biology and development, scientific interests), considering also the motivation letter.

5) English test, if the presentations referred to in points 1 and 2 were made in Italian.

To participate in the oral exam, candidates must provide a valid identity document.
language ITALIANO


contacts and info silvia.lopizzo@uniroma1.it

Curriculum studiorum

Graduation date and grade of the Master's degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Masters's degree
Graduation date and grade of the Bachelor’s degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Bachelor's degree
History of Scholarships, Research Grants (or similar)
Certificates of Foreign Languages
Certificates of participation in post-graduate university courses
certificates of Participation in research groups
certificates of Participation in internships
Other University Awards/Degrees (e.g.: awards in competition, second degree)
Computer skills
Publications list

Required documentation

§ first letter of introduction (by a teacher)
mandatory, the letter must be uploaded by the referee by il 31/08/2020
The letter will be prepared by the supporting Professore/Researcher (not by the candidate) according to the template "REFERENCE LETTER" available at this link

§ second letter of introduction (by a teacher)
optional, the letter must be uploaded by the referee by il 31/08/2020
The letter will be prepared by the supporting Professore/Researcher (not by the candidate) according to the template "REFERENCE LETTER" available at this link

§ third letter of introduction (by a teacher)
optional, the letter must be uploaded by the referee by il 31/08/2020
The letter will be prepared by the supporting Professore/Researcher (not by the candidate) according to the template "REFERENCE LETTER" available at this link

§ letter of motivation (by the candidate)
mandatory
The letter will include:
- surname, name, e-mail address, telephone number of the candidate;
- past research experience, scientific interests and expectations (a text of max 700 words);
- mandatory, the indication of at least two research lines, with indication of priority, among those defined as "Available Research Lines" for 2020, and, optionally, a line chosen among those defined as "Other research lines".
The research lines are presented at this link;
- possible attendance of high schools of advanced studies or paths of excellence;
- any publications and awards/recognitions.
Name of the file: Surname_First name_Motivation letter.pdf
, the file must be uploaded within 31/08/2020

§ other document: Master's Thesis (or a Synopsis for those who have not yet graduated)
mandatory
The synopsis of the thesis work must be a maximum of 3 pages and contain the following information: - Thesis title; - Speaker (include name, E-mail, telephone); - University of reference; - Summary (200 words); - Objectives of the work done (general objective and specific objectives); - Main results; - Methodologies and techniques acquired.
Filename: Surname_Nome_Tesi (or Synopsis) magistrale.pdf
, the file must be uploaded within 31/08/2020

Language Skills

the candidate must know the following languages
ENGLISH

Exam Schedule

Oral interview
day24/09/2020
notesL'orale potrà essere svolto in più giorni. Per eventuale emergenza COVID, la data potrà essere cambiata
time09:00
classroomda definire in seguito
addressda definire in seguito
publication on notice boardYes
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/CONCORSO-DI-AMMISSIONE-XXXV-BIOLOGIA-CELLULARE-E-DELLO-SVILUPPO_nX3489_IT.aspx
date of publication02/10/2020
contactssilvia.lopizzo@uniroma1.it

Evaluation scale

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